†Hemipronites Pander 1830 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Parent taxon: Clitambonitidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Opik 1934 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Apomatella, Atelelasma, Atelelasmatinae, Clinambon, Clitambonites, Clitambonitinae, Fistulogonites, Ilmarinia, Lacunarites, Pahlenella, Palaeoneumania, Starnikoviella, Vellamo
Subtaxa: Hemipronites excelsa Hemipronites imbricata Hemipronites tumida
Type: Hemipronites tumida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (2 collections), Iran (1), the Russian Federation (24)
• Tremadoc of China (1)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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